C-Span, the Cable Channel that covers Congress and all things political runs annual documentary video competitions for middle and high school students. This year the theme was, "What's the most important issue Congress should consider in 2014?" .
While this relates to Mock Congress, it also presents student perspectives on current issues.
Follow this link to view the winning short documentaries and comment on your favorites in this discussion.
What were your favorite videos and why? What is the most important issue Congress should consider in 2014 and why?
Also- would you be interested in doing a project like this for Social Studies? Why or why not? If yes... what suggestions do you have about how to build it into the 8th grade U.S. History Course ?
This discussion will run through the end of the school year.
C-Span Student Cam Winners 2014
C-Span, the Cable Channel that covers Congress and all things political runs annual documentary video competitions for middle and high school students. This year the theme was, "What's the most important issue Congress should consider in 2014?" .
While this relates to Mock Congress, it also presents student perspectives on current issues.
Follow this link to view the winning short documentaries and comment on your favorites in this discussion.
C-Span Student Cam Winners 2014
What were your favorite videos and why? What is the most important issue Congress should consider in 2014 and why?
Also- would you be interested in doing a project like this for Social Studies? Why or why not? If yes... what suggestions do you have about how to build it into the 8th grade U.S. History Course ?
This discussion will run through the end of the school year.